Quick stats
- Population: 71,200
- Median age: 33.5 years
- Identify as Māori: 9 per cent
- Born overseas: 35 per cent
- No qualification: 17 per cent (15 years and over)
- Median personal income: $29,000
- Occupied private dwellings: 24,000
- Unoccupied private dwellings: 1,600
- Household access to internet: 89 per cent
- Rented dwellings: 38 per cent
- Median rent: $390
All figures are sourced from the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings. (external link)View additional census data for community boards and wards. [XLSX, 1.5 MB]
Facilities and amenities
- 3 Council libraries: Upper Riccarton(external link) (Community and school), Te Hāpua Halswell(external link), Hornby(external link)
- 3 Council Customer Service Hubs: Riccarton, Te Hāpua Halswell, Hornby
- 323 Council parks (720 hectares): 186 local/community parks, 26 sports parks, 3 regional parks, 5 garden and heritage parks, 2 cemeteries, 101 utility parks
- 14 Council-owned social housing complexes with 245 units
- 23 Schools: 15 primary, 1 intermediate, 4 secondary, 2 composite (year 1-13), 1 special
- University of Canterbury(external link)
- Approximately 8,800 businesses employing 57,200 people (2022)
- Multiple major Sport and Recreation amenities:
- Main shopping centres and precincts:
- Riccarton/Westfield [PDF, 5.5 MB]
- Bush Inn Centre and Church Corner [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Tower Junction [PDF, 3.3 MB].
- Hornby Hub [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Hornby Mega Centre/Chappie Place [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Halswell [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- The Landing (Wigram) [PDF, 3.6 MB]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.
Hornby Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information
Halswell Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information
Riccarton Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information